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Lieutenant-General Hardee.
A correspondent of the Columbia South Carolinian, writing from Atlanta, August 29, says:
It has been known for some time past, to some of us at least, that Lieutenant-General William J. Hardee had tendered his resignation in consequence of the ungenerous attacks upon General Johnston and his campaign by the friends of the Administration.
General Hardee having endorsed the conduct of General Johnston throughout the long and tedious campaign, looked upon these unnecessary assaults as an indirect attack upon him as an officer; and, feeling that they were alike unjust to himself and his former commander, felt constrained to retire from a field where his services and worth was not recognized.
The country, and especially the Army of Tennessee, will rejoice in the report that an appeal to his patriotism by his countless friends and admirers has caused him to withdraw the same.
Be that as it may, we know that he is still in command of his veteran corp